Operational, planning and set up costs for habitat restoration works at Top and Middle pond Burnham Beeches NNR

We are paying for habitat restoration work on two ponds at Burnham Beeches.

This work is part of the 2020-2030 Burnham Beeches Management Plan. The

ponds are officially know as Middle Pond and Upper Pond. The restoration work

will include silt removal, vegetation removal, silt retention structures. These works

will be mainly carried out by large machines driven by skilful operators. The

restoration will be targeted, leaving areas of biodiversity interest and habitats for

vulnerable species. The project aims to reduce the loss of acidic wetland habitat

and increase habitat for species which are declining in the ponds.